Example sentences of "[num] come the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were living in a spectacular era : Mussolini made war on hapless Ethiopia ; after the death of King George V came the brief reign of Edward VIII , his abdication and marriage to Mrs Wallis Simpson ; then the happier reign of King George VI . |
| 2 | In the summer of 1780 came the long-awaited summons . |
| 3 | On April Fool 's Day 1963 came the first issue of Oz . |
| 4 | In 1904 came the first car , and in 1920 Rover hit the headlines when its Light Six saloon raced the Blue Train Continental Express 750 miles across France — and reached Calais 20 minutes ahead of the train . |
| 5 | He will by only 31 come the next World Cup . |
| 6 | In the case of the Iranians , early in 1982 came the first references to the phenomena of attrition and the ‘ human wave ’ . |
| 7 | On 5th September 1974 came the first indication that something new and more sinister than the ‘ numbers game ’ was afoot . |
| 8 | From a trade catalogue issued by Turner of Farringdon in 1838 comes the following list of prices : |
| 9 | In August 1905 came the big fire at Castlethorpe . |